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Thoughts (album)

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Thoughts
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedMay 16, 1985
Paul Robeson House - Bennington College, Bennington, VT
GenreJazz
Length44:25
LabelSoul Note
SN 1111
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Collection
(1985)
Thoughts
(1987)
Son of Sisyphus
(1990)

Thoughts is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "The music (six originals, including the four-part suite "For Nelson and Winnie") is quite adventurous, yet thoughtful, disturbing without being forbidding."[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that "Dixon's playing is at a discount, though his silences are resonantly meaningful too." However, they cautioned that the album "drifts off into inconsequential and sometimes pretentious ramblings."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bill Dixon
  1. "Thoughts" - 11:20
  2. "Windows" - 4:40
  3. "For Nelson and Winnie" -18:53
  4. "A Song for Claudia's Children" - 11:10
  5. "Brothers" - 8:30
  6. "Points" - 8:45

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bill Dixon - Thoughts: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.